South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16

hssiods. Zoe know that I - no
snong y0a-a plain old colder. aod
- viii talk % uo usel 10 do way
dcws In .D;xse" around our log Assps
of EVENING". We wart 70 examins
that old deed os car fathers, and I
an In hopes thai ~ will ell consider
it Of sumoient lEpoStsucs 20 enlist
your careful apd undiviced attention.
for il 10 upon lhis record hangs your
sscrest bonor-upoa HE record Do.
ponds NE tile % the b 90 you were
bosn ia-that nAschlsss structure af
Constitutional liberty erected by COR
fathers. aud By then bequeathsd to
% and our children forever.
Upon THE record depends whethet
OUT name shall 20 down the 10 M
ceusurics Of time Alongside Of Rso.
sdtce Arnold or Do enrolled With
those Who sossht aAa seti ssBm Bpns
ker's Hill 70 Yorktoen., ID % .
truthful record. and III have , odf
faith 10 IL ~ strong ~ the good old
par on's In the Bible. You have
ell heard Of The old psrson tho bcss
p'aytd trick on. but hope you will
excuse me Tor repeating Il. L srs
pears that IN cd preacher told some
boy where the Bible lesson wos IA
commence which he expected % read
and explain On the next Sabba&h.
So the boys set 70 work to mako 10
read as rid;culcusly a. possible by
pastlng the leaves together. breaking
the connections entirely. So on Snhs
bath morning. after adjusting hts
er &C, acles his chspter commencing
on the lower corner ofthe rigLt.hand
rage, he began: when Noah was
l2O years old he took u ito himself
wife who was'-turning Ever the
pasted leaves -'l40 cuhits long. 40
cnbits wide, made OF Gopher wood,
covered with pitch inside and out
He vas puzzled anil surprised to find
a bride Ut such dimensions aud ma
t,Iial. He examines it again, read
IL again, and then. raising his glass;
es TO lis torehesd. exclaimed MY
dear brethren, this IS the FIRST time In
my life that evor read this Scrip-
ture in Gods Holy word; bat &C
ccpt 1t as evidence OF the assertion
that wo are wonderfully aud fearful.
ly made!'
Now, II you have such faith, 1 can
cheerfullv proceed ~ the task have
undertaken.
Without further delay we will com I.
meuco our lesson at tEat ever.'o-he.
remembered day. the Alb OF July,
l756, when cur fathers published TO
the world auLi ori,ativeiy and for
the first time that political Bible Of
ours known as tie Declaration of
Independence. In which they declared
THAT We hold these truths 10 be self.
evident That all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by tho
Creator with certain inalien&bls
rights. among which are life. lib rty
and the pursuit Of happiness that 10
secure these rights governments ere
Instituted among men; deriving their
just powers from the consent Of the
governed; that whenever any form
OF government becomes destructive
OF these ends Il is tie right Of the
I,eople to alter or sbo 'ish IL aud 10
institute a new government, LAYING
its foundation on sucn principles, and
organizing its powers in such form.
as stall seem most likely to eject
their safety and happiness They
also declared the Is colonies to re-
free and independent States. In
l7I7 those States adopte ! q Consti-
tuition In which they expires. ly re-
tanned their respective sovereignty
and indep ,ndence. They also de-
clnre.i that said Constitution shuuld
be invioiably observed Ivy every
State, and Should not be amended
unless agreed TO by every State. and
that the union should be perpetual.
La 783 The King of Great Britain
acknowledged tteir independence,
lot as some simpletous would have
1t, Nation wi b a big None PEG.
pie Ia The aggregate, as whole,
but in these words His BrItauic Majesty
Acknowledges the United States, Wig New
Massachusetts, Bay, Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations, Connect ut
New York. New Jersey, Psunsylvsoia, Della.
ware Maryland. Virginia, North Csrolins.
South Carolina aud Georgia, TO be free seve.
reign and Independent States. that he treats
with them &c such. aud for himself. his heirs
and successors rellnq1isbes all claim, TO the
Government. propriety, and territorial tights
OF the same and every part thereof. The
nth Art. OF the treaty plainly shows bow
the States understood H. IL was found that
there were desects ia The Constitution which
rendered II inadequate TO the exi0encies Of
the government. For instance, this league
nisd them together - states, and all re-
QUESTIONS Tor their quotas Of money had N
De made by Congress TO the State Leglsla.
lures Several states we're deiinquent and
the states being sovereign Congress had no
mesns OF epforciug payment, as sovertisns
could not be brought into Court. there vss
no uniform rule for the collection Of imports
o. naturalization OF foreigners, &c, To renee
az tbese defects convention assembled in
Philadelphis, Pa, composed Of delegates an.
pointed BY the respective States-excspt
Rhode Islsnd-on the 1st Of Nay, 1871, each
State particularly instructiug 10 ctr delegates
nat they we're 70 revise aud smend the con
'utuuon. so as TO render IL adequate 10 the
pxi6 enciea OF the Union. ViFginia was the
stn tate to appoint her delegates, aud after
recitipg some acts Of the Legislature and her
iessons Tor sppoioting delegates, p.ssed this
'ct, ss follows. TO wit 'Be IL iherefors
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